Measuring instrument



U. H. CIVITYS. MEASURING INSTRUMENT, APPLICATION FILED 061215.19.

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MEASURING IN STRUEJIENT.

Application filed October 15. 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that I, Omuner: H. Civrrrs, a citizen of the llnited States. residing at Pittsburgh. in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in lldeasuring Instruments, of which the following a specifieation.

This invention relates to a measuring instrument and more particularly to an improvement over the instrument disclosed in my United States Patent. 1,277,860, dated September 1918, by means of which the exact angular relation that one line bears to another may be. readily determined.

The primary object of the invention to provide a more simple and inexpensive construction for accomplishing the foregoing result.

An object. of the invention is the manner of constructing and associating the different parts so that distortion of parts will be prevented and accurate operation of the device assured.

With these and other objects in view the invention will be better understood from the following detailed description taken in con aieetion with the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of the scale with a portion of the limb broken away.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the device showing the rib of the movable limb about to be arranged in the groove ot the arcuate scale.

The invention in one of its forms con sists of a stationary limb 1 having scale marks 2 and formed integral with an arcuate scale or protractor 3. This protractor 3 has an intermediate portion connected to the limb 1 by a bridge piece -1- thus increasing the strength of the protractor 3. At the center of curvature of member 3 the limb 1 is provided with an opening 5 receiving the reduced portion 6 of a plate 7 that is secured to the limb 1 by screws 8. The numeral 9 designates a movable arm having one end mounted upon the reduced portion 6 or the plate 7 sons to swing in an ar Ithis arm 9 consists-of two members 10 and 11, the latter being in the form of a straight edge plate provided with scale marks 12.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 2

Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 252,143.

and 3 it will be noted that the outer peripheral portion of the protractor 8 is provided with a continuous arcuate groove 1 forming a flange 13 the groove receiving; the correspondingly shaped flange 15 on the member 11. By this arrangement it will be seen. that the arm 9 has an arcuate bearing upon the protractor 3 while the proper movement of the arm 9 with relation to the notractor 3 assured. The members 10 and 11 are connected together as indicated at 16 by a thumb screw ll'passing through the member 10 and screw threaded in the plate 11 adjacent the rib 15 with the advantage that when the screw 17 is tightened the outer edge. of the protractor 3 will be 7 clamped between the rib 15 and the member 10 for rigidly holding the arm 9 in any of its adjusted positions.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing it should be apparent that I provide an instrument or simple substantial construction which may be manu'fzutured at a relativ ly low cost without sacrificing accuracy thereo" Having described my invention, what 1 30 claim i. z

1. In an instrument of the character described. a protractor, a member pi'sotally secured to said protractor centrally "i and extending beyond the same, and ber rigidly secured to the. outer p said pivotally secured member its inner end positioned closely ad outer edge or said prot secured member having e1.) cc. radially of the protracto 2. In an instrmnent oi scribed. a protractor, arm cured to said protra c r c as to be movable ovt I tending beyond the periphery of tractor, a straight edge plate secured i t outer portion of the arm with one edpe c' posed racially of the protracto and i r its inner end closely adjacent. the raid protractor, said plate ber with an element extend. face of the proiract 1 means for forcing the plate and arm to. aid each other into binding centactwith said protractor.

3. in an instrument of the character described, 21 protractor, an arm pivoted said protractor centrally thereof and ex tending radially of the protraetor across one face of the some, said arm projecting beyond the protraetor, a straight edge plate secured on the outer portion of said arm with its inner e d adjacent the edge of the protractor, 52 l protractor and the inner end portion of the plate being Provided respectively with an interfitting flange and rabbet,

and means for forcing said plate and the 10 arm toward each other into binding contact with the flange of the protraotor.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

ORRANGE H. (31V IT'I S. 

